Moving to the Undergraduate Stage

Student Assessment

All Uniprep students are assessed throughout the course in each subject by means of continuous assessment such as assignments, essays, projects, laboratory work, as well as examinations. These assessments contribute to the final assessments score. There is an examination at the end of semester one and a final examination at the end of semester two. The semester one result contributes about 30 percent and semester two result about 70 percent towards the final Grade Point Average (GPA).

A student’s performance in each subject is expressed in terms of a letter grade, which is associated with a score out of 10, so that a final GPA can be calculated. The table to the side shows each possible letter grade and its associated score.

Letter Grades and Associated Grade Point

A+ 10  
A 9.5 Excellent Pass
A- 9.0  
B+ 8.5  
B 8.0 Very Good Pass
B- 7.5  
C+ 7.0 Good Pass
C 6.5  
C- 6.0 Moderate Pass
D+ 5.5  
D 5.0  
D- 4.5  
E+ 4.0  
E 3.5  
E- 3.0  
F 0 Fail
Subject and Units of Credit
Academic English
Computing Studies
Maths (Science)
Maths (Commerce)
Essentials of Maths
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Accounting
Economics
Legal Studies
Australian Studies
Design		 10
6
12
10
8
10
10
10
4
12
6
12
12

Each subject is allocated a number of Units of Credit which determine its weighting in GPA calculation.

A student’s performance in each subject is expressed in terms of a letter grade which is associated with a score out of 10. So that a final GPA can be calculated. Table to decide shows its possible letter grade and its associated score.

GPA Calculation

The GPA is determined by averaging the grade point multiplied by the Units of Credit (UOC)  in weighting for each subject. The example below shows possible grades for a student and the resulting GPA calculation.

Subject UOC Final Grade GPA Calculation
Academic English 10 B- 10 x 7.5   =   75
Mathematics 10 B 10 x 8.0   =   80
Economics 12 A 12 x 9.5   =   114
Australian Legal Studies 6 B+ 6 x 8.5   =   51
Computing 6 A- 6 x 9.0   =   54
Acounting 4 B+ 4 x 8.5   =  34
Total 48   408

GPA : Total Points earned divided by total units of credit = 408 : 48 = 8.5